Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment & Design (FEng / FBD): Recent submissions
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Effect of air maldistribution on performance of an evaporator
(2000)An experimental facility has been constructed to enable the effects of air flow non-uniformity on the transfer performance of refrigerant evaporators to be investigated. This is based on an open-circuit wind tunnel, which ... -
The Use of Contingent Valuation to Assess the Community Willingness¬to- Pay for the Conservation of Ondiri Swamp, Kikuyu, Kenya'
(2009)An estimate of the monetary value of Ondiri Swamp, an endorheic palustrine wetland, located lO km north-west of downtown Nairobi in a peri-urban environment was determined by establishing the monetary level or community ... -
Performance Evaluation of Land Administration Systems in Kenya
(2008)The performance of any organization can be improved through constant evaluation which helps organizations mirror themselves against acceptable benchmarks, Land administration institutions are no exception. However. most ... -
Banditry and conflict in the kapotur triangle An Alternative Menu for Resolution
(2003)Since the late 1980s,. the conflicts in northwestern Kenya and the eastern pans of Uganda have been increasing in both intensity and magnitude. Even though these conflicts differ from conventional wars, defined as violence ... -
Social Capital and User-owned Microfinance Organizations: Savings, Loans, and Associational Life in RoSCAs and ASCAs
(2008). Various studies, literature, and the resultant policy discussions on microfinance exist, especially on the economic aspects of microfinance organizations globally, and particularly in Kenya. Yet, the precise ways in which ... -
The Influence Of The Built Environment On Human Behaviour:
(2008)Current behaviour research has upgraded behaviour beyond the simplistic stimulus-and-reaction relationship. Responsive behaviour is therefore complex. Kenyan correctional facilities are challenged. The study used a combination ... -
Food insecurity in Sierra Leone Overcoming the Challenges in Post-Conflict Reconstruction
(2003)Sierra Leone has an area of about 73)326 km2 and a population estimated in mid-2000 at 5.29 million." The economy is dominated by agriculture and mining. In the 1990s about 47 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) was ... -
Impacts of Social Capital on Household Consumption Expenditure in Rural Kenya
(2009)This article investigates the influence of social capital on consumption expenditure in rural Kenya, It uses primary data collected from a sample of 340 households in Nyeri district to demonstrate the linkage between social ... -
Socioeconomic Determinants of Family Size in Nyeri District of Rural Kenya
(2010)The objective of this article is to investigate the impact of social and economic factors on family size in rural Kenya and to draw public policy implications from the results. This is an important matter because the ... -
Do Small Firms in Developing Countries Ever Transform? Evidence front Small Manufacturers in Kenya
(2010), Data from small Kenyan manufacturers unequivocally confirms that these firms not only trans¬form, but often enjoy deep transformation. A strong, positive firm-age effect on transformation suggests an underlying life cycle ... -
Agricultural Land Management for Sustainable Development in Rural Kenya
(2008)Land is one of the most important naturaE resources for the creation of wealth in many societies. Its ownership and control brings economic power, which in turn, is often the basis for social and polifical power Unlike ... -
The universe as a source of meaning in architctural design
(2008)To the extent that the universe is the context of life here on earth, the analysjs of the universe as a source of meaning in architecture constitutes the first principle of its analysis. To underline the above statement ... -
Motivation and its Effect on Productivity of Workers in the Kenyan Construction Industry
(2010)Human resource today has a strategic role for productivity increase of any organization. Effective and optimum use of human resource could result to enhanced productivity. Therefore, this study examined motivation as one ... -
The Relationship Between Actual and Perceived Risk in Building Contracts in Kenya
(2008)The success of any project critically depends on the extent to which inherent risks are identified, analysed, allocated to the parties and managed. Sound analysis of the potential impact of risk in turn depends on the ... -
A Spatial Analysis of the Intra-National Digital Divide in Kenya as a Regional Development Dilemma
(2010)In the past, different technologies' have had varied impacts on the development of nations, regions, cities, and citizens worldwide. Currently, the impacts of information and communication technologies (rCTs)2 are the ... -
Theoretical Underpinnings of Urban Sprawl;
(2009)Urban managers and planners alike are concerned about the occurrence of urban sprawl in cities because of the myriad problems associated with such a phenomenon, First and foremost , urban sprawl takes place in prime ... -
Rural-Urban Dualism and Ineffective Land use Control Instruments at the Rural- Urban Interface
(2008)The colonial policy of racial segregation in Kenya divided the space economy into urban and rural. The rural areas were resided by Africans and the main economic activities were agriculture and livestock, Settlement.s were ... -
Burying as an interment method and its impact on land in Kenyan urban areas
(1989)Modern society has become increasingly concerned with how land is used. Its fixed supply and the increased demand exert pressure for land to be used more intensively. Conflicts often arise between different users that hold ... -
Displacement, minorities, and human security
(2003)Before the last century, Africa could be termed as having been a "dynamic area" with people in constant motion. However, within the same duration, the continent has also had a period of inertia in relation to mass movements ... -
The Impact of Enclosed Neighbourhoods on Privatization of Public Space: A Comparative Analysis of Nairobi, Johannesburg, and Ibadan
(2011)Nairobi, Johannesburg, and Ibadan have witnessed a rapid development of enclosed neighbourhoods where residents have taken upon themselves to restrict access to pre-existing neighbourhoods in various ways. The most common ...